Chapter 8 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_." * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_." Rowe also added _her_. * * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill." If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
Chapter 8 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Rowe also added _her_.”
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “* * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."”
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “* * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “* * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."”
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading “If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “* * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."”
take in marriage
From this reading “* * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Rowe also added _her_.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
in addition
From this reading Rowe also added _her_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading * * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading * * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading * * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading * * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading * * * * * "An ancient angel coming down the hill."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
take in marriage
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
precisely, exactly
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rowe also added _her_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If 'angel' be right, it must mean that he was an angel of deliverance to them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading * * * * * "Would all the world but he had quite foresworn _her_."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading * * * * * "Never to marry with her, though she would entreat _me_."
Chapter 8 of The Shakespeare-Expositor by Thomas Keightley holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 395 sentences of The Shakespeare-Expositor, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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